College visits can feel like a blur — campus after campus, admissions rep after admissions rep — but my recent whirlwind tour of TEN nearby schools left me energized and impressed. From Long Island to the Hudson Valley to the Capital Region and beyond, here's what stood out. We kicked things off on Long Island with Adelphi and Hofstra, two mid-sized schools that punch well above their name-recognition weight. Adelphi's Center for Psychological Services is nationally recognize